If this gets traction,, it will get interesting very fast. So many questions - would Great Falls be included? - what other neighborhoods would be included? I imagine a lot would want to be.

Clearly, its not happening for at least 4 years. But it would take 4 years to really plan that out anyway.

FC is really too large. It would be good to start carving it up to make it more manageable.

Anonymous wrote:Very interesting idea! I don't live there, but I can see why a wealthy population would want to break off from the absolute mess that FCPS has become.

If FCC is the model - higher taxes but fantastic, private-school like schools and more responsive local government.

What is the demographics of McLean by age? They would have to get the over 50 crowd convinced that the higher taxes would pay off in home values, since those folks might not support.

I actually don't think the taxes would go up.

McLean taxes currently subsidize a lot of Fairfax county. If McLean taxes stayed in McLean, they could potentially pay less in taxes.

Anonymous wrote:Would it include the Falls Church area (part of Fairfax) that goes to Haycock/Mclean HS? If not, where would they end up (sandwiched between FCC and Mclean)?

See 00:26. If this really gets pursued, it almost surely would include that area.

Anonymous wrote:Would it include the Falls Church area (part of Fairfax) that goes to Haycock/Mclean HS? If not, where would they end up (sandwiched between FCC and Mclean)?

McLean doesn't care about them.

Very interesting idea! I don't live there, but I can see why a wealthy population would want to break off from the absolute mess that FCPS has become.

If FCC is the model - higher taxes but fantastic, private-school like schools and more responsive local government.

What is the demographics of McLean by age? They would have to get the over 50 crowd convinced that the higher taxes would pay off in home values, since those folks might not support.

Would it include the Falls Church area (part of Fairfax) that goes to Haycock/Mclean HS? If not, where would they end up (sandwiched between FCC and Mclean)?

But what about "equity?" (eye roll)

Vienna should also become a city.

I don’t live in McLean; but if I did I would be 100% in support of breaking away from the sinking ship that is FCPS.

This is not only in response to the overcrowded mess that is MHS. It is in response to the BoS' plans to modify the zoning ordinances.

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Anonymous wrote:How does this work? The schools all technically belong to FCPS. Would the city of McLean have to purchase the schools from FCPS? What would happen to the students who go to McLean HS who live in Falls Church ir Vienna?

The schools could be ceded to the City of McLean. They are tax exempt properties so they don’t generate tax revenue for the county, and the county would be relieved of its future obligations with respect to their maintenance and upkeep.

As to the latter question, the boundaries of the City of McLean wouldn’t necessarily align with the current two zip codes in unincorporated Fairfax County with McLean mailing addresses. In theory, they could encompass other areas currently zoned for McLean HS and Langley HS and/or exclude parts of McLean/22102 zoned to Marshall HS.

The state has a moratorium on the creation of cities. https://www.tysonsreporter.com/2020/12/02/mclean-citizens-association-puts-city-of-mclean-on-agenda/ Northern FX county is the main place of extra taxes-Reston clusters special tax districts , Mclean-core special tax district, Town of Vienna, Town of Herndon. 2 legal towns with extra taxes and 2 Fairfax county artificial areas created to generate extra revenue. The Reston -Mclean community center taxes are a real rip-off since this county purposefully chose to NOT put in special tax districts for similar entities in other magisterial districts. So Hunter Mill District has 2 -Reston and Vienna. Dranesville District has 2- Mclean and Herndon.

I'm in favor of a split - in fact I'd welcome a larger split. A new county spin-off? Something needs to be done and there is quite the inventory of inequity online including:

Board of Supervisor meeting- Mount Vernon Community Center- old Mount Vernon HS . Corbett Sanders presenting. Penny Gross-D-Mason asking about special tax district. Yes her constituents also fund it. No substantive dialogue.
Board of Supervisors- MacKay called the open capacity at Mount Vernon HS the elephant in the room for the meeting where the BOS approved the West Potomac 2nd bond referendum. FCPS has bidding open for the West Potomac addition https://www.fcps.edu/sites/default/files/media/pdf/21-002updated.pdf Well MacKay there's the elephant that was too heavy for the transport vehicle.
11 million bailout on the Laurel Hill-Lorton sites. Reston got the special tax district to pay for Community Center construction bonds. That was paid off in 1999.

Yes please, fcps school board is terrible they are the bar scene out of star wars a bunch of freaks who are all over the place and not for mclean

It’s a great idea. And it will be even better if there can be a wall built around McLean to keep the low-lifes out. Residents could get a tag that would allow quicker access at the gate. Visitors would have to pay a fee and undergo a check.

Bold move MCA. Good luck.

Anonymous wrote:How does this work? The schools all technically belong to FCPS. Would the city of McLean have to purchase the schools from FCPS? What would happen to the students who go to McLean HS who live in Falls Church ir Vienna?

The schools could be ceded to the City of McLean. They are tax exempt properties so they don’t generate tax revenue for the county, and the county would be relieved of its future obligations with respect to their maintenance and upkeep.

As to the latter question, the boundaries of the City of McLean wouldn’t necessarily align with the current two zip codes in unincorporated Fairfax County with McLean mailing addresses. In theory, they could encompass other areas currently zoned for McLean HS and Langley HS and/or exclude parts of McLean/22102 zoned to Marshall HS.

How does this work? The schools all technically belong to FCPS. Would the city of McLean have to purchase the schools from FCPS? What would happen to the students who go to McLean HS who live in Falls Church ir Vienna?